News Producer; Primary - Wvlt

About Gray Media

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 45 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households.

The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and Power Nation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

About WLVT and WVLT: WVLT is located in Knoxville, Tennessee. We produce 57 hours of local news per week on our CBS and CW stations. Knoxville is the 61st largest television market in the country, near the Smoky Mountains and on the banks of the Tennessee River. It is home to the University of Tennessee's flagship campus, with a walkable downtown, cultural and culinary offerings, a diverse employment sector, and amenities of a larger city with a small-town feel.

WVLT seeks a dynamic Newscast Producer to join our award-winning team. The ideal candidate should have a high-energy personality with innovative ideas and a passion for producing informative, creative, and engaging newscasts.

• Produce a minimum of 1 hour of engaging, informative, and urgent news programming
• Write and post stories for all WVLT digital platforms
• Use editorial judgment to present stories that matter to the WVLT audience
• Coordinate live shots, including sources from satellite, microwave, and TVU sources
• Be able to control and monitor breaking news and weather situations
• Engage viewers on social media to enhance the broadcast experience
• Perform any other actions as asked by the news director/management staff

• Producing experience preferred
• A degree in journalism or a related communication field is mandatory
• Must be available to work all shifts
• Capable of working under pressure and meeting daily deadlines in a high-energy working environment
• Good communication skills and the ability to multitask efficiently

If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on the "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references. Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV Ulti Pro self-service portal. WVLT-TV/Gray Media, Inc.

is a drug-free company.

Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.